Aaron Harrington

[Arlo]

Player Nickname:Talvi

Name:Aaron Harrington
Codename:TBD
Age:29
Date of Birth:February 23, 1994

Height:6’7”
Weight:260lbs
Hair Color:black
Eye Color:dark brown
Place of Origin:England
Nationality/Race:English/Indian
Classification/Origin of Powers: Mutant

Status: Staff
Occupation: Teacher/Animal and Mutant Rights Activist

Personality Profile: Aaron is very much a gentle giant. He has a good heart and wants to help anybody he can, especially when it comes to those who can’t necessarily help themselves; like abused animals and mutants in bad situations. He can also be very much like the big cat he can become. Sweet and loving a good sun beam but also ferociously protective.

Physical Description: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/295408056800369617/

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General Power Information: Essentially he is a were-tiger. He is a mutant who can turn into a large Bengal tiger. This includes a heightening of senses like sight, smell, and hearing just like a tiger would have.

Ability One: He can shape shift into a 600lb Bengal Tiger. Also a monstrous shape between human and tiger. (so essentially a were-wolf but tiger) This comes with all the ups and downs of being a tiger. The increase in strength and power. Heightened senses. A need to knock cups off ledges. Of course shape shifting in public would be bad because seeing a giant tiger roaming down the street is generally not going to be considered a good thing. These tiger traits do bleed through into his human form, giving him a heightened ability to see, hear, and smell. When his emotions are heightened it will often show through his eyes which will become feline in look and colour. Unfortunately anger is also heightened and, much like the tiger, he will lash out if provoked.

Ability Two:increased healing factor. This allows him to heal quicker than a normal human. He will still need rest and bandages but what would kill a normal human would just require he rest for a few days to heal up.

Ability Three:Psychic bond. He has a psychic bond with the one person who will accept him and his tiger as their one and only. This is something that seems to happen to every member of his family who possesses this mutant gene. His bonded will know when he is in distress, know when his anger is getting into a dangerous place, and likewise he will know when his bonded is in danger, is hurt, and have a vague idea of where to find them. His bonded will always be able to soothe his tiger and Aaron will always be viciously protective of his bonded. Separating them is not possible and Aaron will simply pine away without them.

Drawbacks & Weaknesses: He has a severe allergy to silver, just like most other lycanthropes. Prolonged exposure can kill him. Exposure while in a weakened state can also kill him. Otherwise it is like a severe allergy. It will itch, it will cause hives, it will blister if he comes in direct contact. Ingesting it will make him extremely sick and, if enough gets into his system, it can even kill him.

Skills: Aaron has a flare for languages. As of now he knows: English, Hindi, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Italian.

Background: Born as the elder of a set of twins he and his brother Ishaan have been raised as British Aristocracy. Roughly 26th, give or take, in line for the throne. (in other words it would never happen in multiple lifetimes). His mother is Duchess Evelyn Harrington and their family has had the same genetic mutation for as long as such things have been tracked. Associated with Tigers it was kept hidden until things were considered a bit more normal and were more understood and less likely to be called witchcraft. Aaron and Ishaan have both inherited this gene that allows them to shift their form from human, to tiger, to a monstrous in-between shape. His family uses their vast lands to run an animal sanctuary to help rescue big animals, like big cats, but also other types of abused/hunted/endangered animals. They also run an underground mutant rescue operation helping mutants (of the non-super villain sort) in danger get out of countries or situations that are unsafe for them to continue to live in.
The mutant gene doesn’t always present itself in the family, sometimes skipping a generation, and for Aaron it came on a little late, a bit past puberty as it normally comes on with others. Thinking it had skipped him he joined the military to serve his country, as he feels is his responsibility as a noble, when he turned 18. By the time he turned 20 the mutation had come on him with rather disastrous consequences when the tiger reared its head for the first time and killed not only the enemy who had ambushed them but also his own unit, including Aaron first boyfriend. Upon his arrival home he recovered and eventually joined with his brother to help with the rescue operations.
This is how Aaron met Darius. It was an attempt rescue operation that ended up botched when Aaron was jumped and refused to use his mutant abilities to harm people like he had accidentally done before. Darius found him, healed him, and unfortunately while trying to run they were caught by Russian police and thrown into what can only be described as hell. Several months in that prison they were approached with the chance to get out as long as they helped the Americans. Thinking they were going to get free in exchange for something akin to military service only for mutants they went. It was out of the frying pan and into the fire however because they had been “rescued” by META and the torture began immediately. They were there for several years, getting closer the whole while, and starting to harbour a deep hate and resentment for META and especially the man who was made their handler. Eventually, when given the opportunity and after having been pushed too far far too many times, Aaron broke them both out by killing not only several guards but also the man in charge of their torture as well. Eventually found by Agent K while on the run and brought to Cobalt.

Criminal Record: Arrested in Russia for being a mutant, for the murders of 5 men, for resisting arrest, and attempting to help another mutant flee the country. Purchased from the Russian’s by META and spent almost 8 years in their prison system as a “dangerous” criminal. In fact the men Aaron killed were in the process of hurting Darius and he was only defending him.

Quirks, Extras, Random Character Facts: Aaron has some serious PTSD issues both from his time in the military, Russia, and with META. He is very protective and clingy when it comes to Darius. Thanks to his violent reactions when trying to protect Dari, starting in Russia specifically, Aaron was quite often sedated to keep him under control. This has lead to an addiction to these types of medications and now that he is clean he tries to avoid them at all costs to avoid a potential relapse.